On Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:45:19 -1000, david wrote: >Well, I like multiple windows. I can arrange them on the screen in a >way that makes sense to me, then leave them there for additional >manipulation. Dock widgets as provided by Qtractor or Gimp are a better solution, apart from that an ultraconservative colour themes and structure distinguish the good GUIs from flashy crap. If for what reason ever, a flashy design should be preferred over sane ultraconservative layouts, then the design should be modern and not a copy of the most worse already outdated fashion ideas. Usability and decoration are two different domains. I expect decoration for a sofa and usability for a tool. One question of the poll is, if a user is willing to pay for it. Users are willing to pay a lot for new editions of old analog synth, users are willing to pay less for very powerful virtual synth. I recommend to take a look at the iStore. I doubt that even many Linux users are still using ZynAddSubFX, I suspect most users replaced it with Yoshimi. ZynAddSubFX and Yoshimi are still very good and usable synth, but IMHO users willing to pay for a virtual synth, nowadays expect something completely different. The sounds that are possible when using ZynAddSubFX and Yoshimi are very good, the provided presets are way too stale. I guess less people are willing to pay for a new ZynAddSubFX GUI, but more likely people are willing to pay for fresh presets. 2 Cents, Ralf _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
